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GEORGE W. SCHERMERHORN, OF EAST LIMINGTON, MAINE.

Leim-8 Patent No. 82,355, dans September 22, 186s.

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TO AEL WHOM IT MAIY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. SCiJER'MERHORN, of East Limington, in the'county of York, and State ofA Maine, have invented a new and improvedInstrument for Removing Corks from Bottles; and I do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, whichwill enable others skilled in the art to .l

mnkeanduse the same, reference bcingvhad to the accompanying drawings,forming part of this specication.

Figures 1, 2, and 3 are views representing my improved instrument indifferent .positions in removing the Vcorks'from the bottles.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its' object to furnish a neat, simple, cheap,effective, and convenient instrument for removing'corksfrom bottles; andit consists in the instrument constructed and arranged, as hereinaftermore fully described. I*

A is the handle of the instrument, which I generally prefer to makeabout-three inches long. Upon one 'end of the handle AV is formed acylindrical stern, B,about five inches long, and of such a sizeas topass freelyY into the necks of thesbottles from which the corks are tobe removed. C is a cork disk, tting upon the stein` B, so as to slideback and forthnpon it, and ofsuch a. size'as to fit upon and cover'themouth of the said bottles. D is a loop,lmade of watch-spring steel, orother suitable elastic and iiexible material, the ends of which aresecured to thehandle A. E is the cork disk, similar to the disk C, andthrough which the parts of the loop D are passed, as shown in thedrawings. Y

In using the instrument, the end of the stem B is placed upon the outerend of the cork to be removed, the disk or slide C ispushed down so asto rest upon the mouth of' the bottle, and pressure is applied to theend of the handle A,nntil the cork ispushed into the bottle, as shown ing. 1. 'The instrument is then removed, and the loop D is inserted intothe bottle to grasp the cork, as shown in fig. 2. The disk or slide E isthen` K pushed. down upon tne mouth of the bottle, and held while thecork is being drawn up into the neck of the bottle, until its upper endis drawn against-the said disk E, after which it is easily drawn out,the disks C and E preventing the contents of the bottle from beingspilled or spattering out during the'joperation.`

V-I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patentp The instrumentfor removing corks from bottles, consisting of the handle A, having thestem B and springloop D at rig-ht angles to each other, and providedrespectively with the sliding disks Cand E, all constructed and arrangedto operate as described, whereby the corkvis first 'pushed into thebottle by the stem B, and after- Awards withdrawn by the loop D, thedisks C E in both operations serving to prevent the contents -of thebottle from spatteiing out, as herein shown and described.

GEORGE W. SCHERMERHORN.

Witnesses:

CHARLES E. CHICK, CHARLES H. CUTTER.

